Why Are Bed Bugs More Active in Summer?
WouterBedbugs tend to be more active during warmer months. This is because bugs that are active outside have a harder time surviving the cold weather. Despite this fact, bedbugs can still be found indoors and can be a serious problem at any time of the year. It is important to keep your home clean and free of any rugs, mattresses, and other items that can harbor bedbugs.
While bedbug activity is present year-round, summer is the prime time for infestations to occur. That’s because more people travel during this time of the year, which increases the risk of an infestation. During the cooler months, bedbugs’ metabolisms slow down and they don’t have as many opportunities to reproduce.
During the summer, there’s more travel and more luggage, which makes it easier for bedbugs to hitch a ride on people, luggage, and other items. The summer months are also the busiest travel times of the year, so more people are traveling and carrying bedbugs with them. These bugs are very small and can feed on humans for months without being detected. That’s why it’s important to keep your luggage on shelves when you travel and inspect it outside before checking it.
Insecticides don’t work as effectively as you may think. A lot of bedbugs develop resistance to the insecticides that they are exposed to. As a result, many PMPs find their pesticide treatments have little effect on their population.
